Annie: Reader has questions about rift in families

DEAR ANNIE: I read the letter from “Not Romeo and Juliet,” who said that many years ago, there was some unspecified rift between her family and her boyfriend’s family. Now that she and the boyfriend have reconnected and wish to marry, the families are angry and vehemently against it.

The first thing they should do is have their DNA checked. I’d bet there was an affair between two of those parents and the kids are related. — First-Time Writer from Iowa

You could be right, although the rift extends to every member of both families. While an affair seems a likely basis for the animosity, we would hope the parents would inform the couple if they shared DNA. Instead, they are vague, saying only that they won’t attend the wedding. We think the couple deserves to know why.